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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dan Gooding

Texas governor pardons Uber driver convicted of murdering BLM protester

AP

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has pardoned an Uber driver who was convicted of murdering a Black Lives Matter protestor in Austin in the summer of 2020.

Daniel Perry shot and killed Garrett Foster, who was also armed, at a time when racial justice protests were sweeping America following the murder of George Floyd. In April 2023, Perry was convicted of murder.

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